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<nettime> shave and a haircut, two bitcoins [brace, newmedia, recktenwald] |
Malware That Turns Computers Into Bitcoin Miners (fwd) { brad brace } <bbrace@eskimo.com> Re: <nettime> bitcoin anyone? Newmedia@aol.com Heiko Recktenwald <heikorecktenwald@googlemail.com> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:22:23 -0700 (PDT) From: { brad brace } <bbrace@eskimo.com> Subject: Malware That Turns Computers Into Bitcoin Miners (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- http://i.nl03.net/ltr6/?_m=3n.009a.180.ja0aof3ujt.44p Malware that turns computers into Bitcoin miners Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new spam message campaign being transmitted via Skype contains malware capable of using an infected computer to mine for Bitcoins.The malware, identified as Trojan.Win32.Jorik.IRCbot.xkt. Bitcoin is a non-governmental, fully-digital currency based on an open-source and peer-to-peer internet protocol.Cybercriminals have figured out that ... /:b - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Newmedia@aol.com Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:23:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: <nettime> bitcoin anyone? Patrice: > Instable media anyone? Which, once again brings up the question of "media ecology" (i.e. "second nature," "technological environments") and human identity -- as well as the force that shapes all this, FORMAL causality. In a digital world, are the humans stable? Is culture? Or, civilization? Mark Stahlman Brooklyn NY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:56:09 +0200 From: Heiko Recktenwald <heikorecktenwald@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: <nettime> bitcoin anyone? Am 12.04.2013 10:40, schrieb Patrice Riemens: > I have come to the conclusion that even if Bitcoins totally sucks on > monetary economics and political/ideological grounds, the issues it > raises are worth very serious consideration - and are well expounded > in Jaromil's paper, for instance when it comes to the 'sovereignty' > problem. The history of the Gold clause. Maybe it did work very well but not for all. Best, H. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@kein.org